South Wales Police
Assistant Chief Constable (All Wales)
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Assistant Chief Constable (All Wales)
South Wales Police, on behalf of the four Welsh forces, is pleased to invite applications for the post of Assistant Chief Constable (All Wales).
Role Overview
The successful applicant will be the Executive Lead for the TARIAN Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU), Counter Terrorism Policing Wales (CTPW) and oversee the development and delivery of a wide range of collaborative programmes in Wales as the executive lead for Police Collaboration Wales.
Organisation
As a collaboration between the four Welsh forces and linked to the National Counter Terrorism Network, CTP Wales provides an integrated partnership approach dealing with terrorism and extremism across Wales. This is in support of the Strategic Policing Requirements of the forces and HM Government's Contest Strategy.
The Regional Organised Crime Unit, part funded by the Home Office, Welsh Government and the three Southern Wales Police Forces is a multi-disciplinary team of Police officers and Police staff seconded from the three forces of Dyfed-Powys, Gwent and South Wales. With departments ranging from fraud and cyber-crime investigators to asset recovery experts and intelligence specialists, the teams are dedicated to disrupting and dismantling Organised Crime Groups across the whole of Southern Wales.
Police Collaboration Wales (PCW) manages and oversees programmes of work and ongoing projects on a three or four-force basis, including Sexual Assault Referral Centres, a new Tri-Force Forensics Service, Joint Scientific Investigation Unit, Go Safe (Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership) and coordination of pan-Wales rollout of Right Care Right Person.
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Requirements
- Applicants must have successfully completed the Senior Police National Assessment Centre (PNAC) and the Strategic Command Course (SCC) or successfully completed, or are about to complete, the Police Leadership Programme (Stage 5 – Executive Leaders Programme.
- Non-United Kingdom applicants must have served in an approved overseas police force rank.
- Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
- Applicants should already hold MV/SC clearance and there is a requirement to be vetted to DV level on appointment. The required employment checks will be carried out prior to appointment.
Welsh Language
South Wales Police is committed to being part of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s goal of one million Welsh speakers in Wales by 2050 and our staff are supported and encouraged to improve their Welsh language abilities by either having at least a Level 2 standard to communicate at a basic level in the Welsh language or achieve it within 2 years of taking up the post. Support and assistance will be provided by the force to help the successful candidate achieve this standard.
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Application Details
- Closing date for applications: 3PM on Wednesday 2nd September 2026
- Familiarisation schedule: Available upon request
- Interviews: Planned for Monday 21st September 2026
Contact
If you wish to discuss any aspect(s) of these exciting roles please contact Staff Officer to Jeremy Vaughan, Chief Constable via email on Lianne.Rees@south-wales.police.uk or via telephone on 07506900011
How To Apply
For this vacancy, only CV’s and Personal Statement are accepted.
- Submit a CV and accompanying Personal Statement to the HR Talent Team on talent@south-wales.police.uk before the closing date below.
- CV: Should set out your relevant qualifications, career history, responsibilities and achievements.
- Personal Statement: No more than 2 pages of A4, should address the criteria set out in the role profile, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements. The criteria listed under the remaining competencies will be tested at subsequent stages of the recruitment process.
South Wales Police is wholly committed to equal opportunities and would welcome applications from all eligible persons irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
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